Sessions
| TOPIC | PRESENTER | DETAILS |
| The After School RESET: Get Unstuck, Regain Hope, and Redefine What’s Possible | Keynote: Melvin Adams | Melvin Adams knows first-hand how to achieve great things despite difficult circumstances. Even though he is only 5’8”, he became a two-time NCAA All-American basketball player, professional basketball competitor, and a member of the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters. In this dynamic presentation, Melvin delivers a timely message mixed with comedy, powerful stories that connect, and a practical message that sticks. Training Topics -Discover strength using evidence-based tactics when faced with adversity in the after school setting. -Unlock the power of a resilient mindset utilizing an easy-to-recall afterschool methodology. -Identify effective strategies to raise your standard of expectations in after school programs. -Perseverance in adversity and ways to positively respond in after school programs. -Positive ways to take care of self and stay motivated while supporting afterschool programs. |
| Afterschool 101: How to become a SUPER staff ASAP! | Sheryl Godsy | In this session participants will explore some of the knowledge, skills, and traits of an Afterschool Professional. They will also learn about resources for planning purposeful programming, explore elements for establishing a proactive behavior management plan, learn how to establish expectations and learn how to facilitate activities that build relationships and support students in an afterschool program. Participants will increase awareness of professionalism in practice and set up personal goals for improvement and implementing new practices. |
| Make Way for Play | Tyler Kearns | Let that inner child out and join me as we make way for play! Play is such an important part of development for both kids and adults, but why? This workshop will work to answer that. We will connect the benefits of play to development, provide play idea concepts that children can connect with and learn from, and go hands on providing games that can be used immediately in programming. |
| Responding to and Healing Compassion Fatigue for Caregivers in Afterschool | Andrea Dalton | Does your work entail significant or ongoing stress? Have you ever found yourself feeling completely exhausted as a caregiver or traumatized by another’s pain? Learn more about what contributes to compassion fatigue, as well as practical tools to navigate those challenges in an afterschool program or any area of life. Training Topics -Understanding how to support afterschool staff through burnout, emotional fatigue, secondary trauma and other burnout related issues -How to identify indicators that burnout is becoming and issue in afterschool professionals. -How to identify and support the issues as they arise and not allow them to build up which creates the burnout -How to create and implement self-care strategies for afterschool professionals -Ways to create, establish and maintain effective boundaries to minimize burnout issues for afterschool professionals. |
| We Don’t Say That Anymore: The Language of Allyship | Lorenzo Harrison | “We Don’t Say That Anymore: The Language of Allyship” is an engaging and thought-provoking workshop led by afterschool professional trainer Lorenzo Harrison. Explore the power of language in promoting inclusivity and learn how to cultivate an environment of allyship. Gain practical strategies and tools to use inclusive language effectively, empowering you to create a more inclusive and welcoming afterschool program for all students and staff. |